Duck Hunt

I was around four, maybe five years old when Dad took me along on a trip to look at stereo equipment at the local Federated. In the middle of the store, there was a Nintendo Entertainment System set up with a Zapper and a copy of Duck Hunt.

While Dad browsed, I spent a solid hour killing 8-bit ducks. I’d never seen anything like it before; it was the first video game I’d ever played. By the time Dad was ready to leave, I knew that I had to have an NES immediately.

I had to be dragged out of the store, screaming in full-on temper tantrum mode by the time I was in the parking lot. I still remember Dad telling me that Mom would “skin us both alive” if he bought an NES that day. People stared as I was shoved, kicking and crying, into Dad’s station wagon. I sulked the entire ride home.

That Christmas, Santa brought me a Deluxe Edition Nintendo Entertainment System set, complete with R.O.B., Gyromite, and Duck Hunt. Life was better than it had ever been.

Duck Hunt played a vital role in my personal development. Years later, video games are still very much a part of my life and career.

Duck Hunt also serves to illustrate why the iPhone is the worst thing to ever happen to mankind.

Duck Hunter, a brand new title based on the classic duck hunt formula. Shoot the ducks and pigeons that fly across the screen through multiple levels. Simple enough gameplay for casual players yet deep enough for hardcore players.

At least this one has actual art in it, assuming it wasn’t just stolen from somewhere else. I fail to see how Duck Hunt’s gameplay can be casual-simple and hardcore-deep at the same time, but then again, I’m not smart enough to rip off a Nintendo game and charge 99 cents for it on a mobile phone.

Yes, this game was so successful on the iPhone that the author decided to port it to the iPad. And by “port,” I mean “add ‘HD’ to the title.” Otherwise, what’s the difference between iDuck Hunt and iDuck Hunt HD?

Play the best game of the century. Duck Hunt in Doodle. Beat your score. Get addicted to it.

Doodle Duck Hunt has only one mode at this moment. But we are working on a second one.

Game Mode 1:

Kill The Duck. Only one duck appears in your screen each time. You have a help from the best dog. But sometimes he is annoying. Better kill the ducks because if you miss them is better then kill yourself :) [Editor’s note: what]

Most people are content with just ripping off one piece of intellectual property at a time, but this guy has outsmarted us all. Up yours, Doodle Jump. Suck on this, Nintendo.

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